Yayra working on a model’s botanical braided hair art with flowers and green leaves
HAIR ARTIST. DREAMER. RULE BREAKER.

Yayra Awula
Azumah

Where hair, art &
movement meet.

I turn textured hair into a world of possibilities.
Sculptural braids, moving creations, and a little
magic, dreamed up by me and brought to life.

BASED IN THE UK · CREATING BEYOND BOUNDARIES
not just hair.
a whole imagination.
A little further into my world
YES, IT REALLY MOVES

Hair that dances.

This is the heart of what I do: sculptural braided art with movement built in. Watch one of my botanical braid sculptures come alive.

WELCOME TO MY WORLD

A little beauty.
A lot of possibility.

I’m Yayra, the artist and imagination behind Yayra’s Braids. To me, hair is more than something we wear. It’s a material for storytelling, a celebration of texture, and a canvas for the unexpected.

Meet the artist
A PEEK INTO THE POSSIBILITIES

Beyond the ordinary.

Explore my creative world
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Moving hair art

Beauty and the Beast inspired moving hair art

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Moving hair art

Sculptural braided crown

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Moving hair art

Botanical braided art

From the creative world of @yay.ras.

A LITTLE IMAGINATION GOES A LONG WAY

Have a wonderfully
wild idea?

Let’s bring it to life, one braid at a time.

Create something with me